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2009 Volvo Vnm Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 27, 2019
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 25, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Volvo Vnm. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Engine
Filed Nov 27, 2019

MY OTHER ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK IS. THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. IF THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER CANNOT DETECT IF THERE IS A PLUGGED DPF/DOC FILTER ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THE DRIVER CANNOT MANUALLY ACTUATE A REGEN CYCLE. THE ENGINE'S EXHAUST STREAM STAYS PLUGGED AND CAN LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS EXHAUST BLOCKAGE UNDER THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS CAN PRESENT A DANGER TO THE OPERATOR. VOLVO TRUCKS NEEDS TO OFFER A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT ALLOWS DRIVERS TO FORCE A REGENERATION CYCLE REGARDLESS OF "ATS STATUS" SO IF THE DRIVER KNOWS THERE IS A FAULT. THEY CAN DO A MANUAL REGENERATION TO CLEAR THE DPF MUFFLER OF SOOT AND CONTINUE ON DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
11282712
Incident
Nov 22, 2019
Mileage
738,528 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 27, 2019

MY VOLVO VNM TRACTOR TRUCK HAS AN OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH BECAUSE THE TRUCK' COMPUTER DECIDED IT NEED TO STOP THE TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER GOES INTO "LIMP MODE". THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF FUEL AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO SAFELY TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD. ANY SENSOR FAULT SHOULD NOT TELL THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER TO RANDOMLY TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND CUT FUEL. ESPECIALLY IF A PERSON IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. I'VE OWNED OLDER SEMI TRUCKS AND IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I COULD STILL "LIMP" THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EVEN WITH THE SOUND OF METAL. THE FACT OF THE MATER IS. A SEMI TRUCK REQUIRE AIR PRESSURE TO OPERATE AIR BRAKES AND EVEN WITH A TRUCK MOTOR CLATTERING, THE AIR COMPRESSOR CAN STILL GENERATE ENOUGH AIR UNTIL THE DRIVE CAN SAFELY DRIVE THEMSELF FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR HELP. WITH THIS VOLVO TRUCK. ONE CANNOT DO SO. THIS IS A SAFETY LIABILITY AND VOLVO NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. SO DRIVERS CAN HAVE "LIMP MODE" REMOVED. THE TRUCK HAS ADEQUATE OIL PRESSURE AND IS IN CORRECT OPERATING RANGE AND PRESSURE.

NHTSA ID
11282710
Incident
Nov 26, 2019
Mileage
738,458 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 25, 2010
Crash reported

2009 VOLVO SEMI, WAS WESTBOUND WHEN HIS TRAILER BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRACTOR AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0372-89)*JB

NHTSA ID
10363091
Incident
Sep 1, 2010

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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